Turbine helicopter

N38BL

1999 Bell 407

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
53368
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Allison 250-C47B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
1999 Bell 407
Representative photo of a Bell 407. Not a photo of N38BL.
Registration record

N38BL on the FAA register

Type
1999 Bell 407
Serial
53368
Engines
Allison 250-C47B
Registered owner
Helicopters Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2022-11-18
Airworthiness date
2022-11-23
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A45915
Mode S (octal)
51054425
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-11-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2022-11-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N38BL to the current registrant.
  • 2013-05-01
    N38BL previously assigned to a Homebuilt VJ-22 Sportsman (s/n 865); cancelled.
  • 1999
    Manufactured (1999).
  • 1990-10-18
    N38BL previously assigned to a Homebuilt Skybolt (s/n 001); cancelled.
Overview

About N38BL

N38BL is a 1999 Bell 407, serial number 53368. The FAA register lists Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 18, 2022 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Allison 250-C47B engine and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 23, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N38BL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N38BL.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.